It wasn’t always a holiday
By Maggie Magoffin
The holiday of Thanksgiving is based on the 1621 feast in Plymouth. However for many years it was not an annual celebration or holiday. Thanksgiving was celebrated on sporadic (more…)
Author: Patrick Henry Sweeney
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All gave some – some gave all
Remembering our local veteransby Patty Unruh
Local veterans and their families and friends gathered on Veterans Day, November 11, at 11:00 a.m. at the Gilpin County Community Center in a ceremony paying homage to all veterans (more…)
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Spectres of the past for James Bond
Movie ReviewBy David Josselyn
Director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Skyfall) returns to helm the fourth installment of Daniel Craig’s James Bond in Spectre. Mendes directed the very successful Skyfall which broke box office records for all James Bond movies. While Skyfall had its flaws, it was an excellent movie that would be hard to beat. As a reviewer, it is unfair to color the review based on the success of the predecessor, but it would also be disingenuous not to bring up a comparison, so let’s get that out of the way. Skyfall is arguably the best of Daniel Craig’s Bond career and so it shall remain. This is unfortunate, because Spectre is standing in Skyfall’s shadow and as a stand-alone James Bond movie, it is very good. I think recent reviews from critics would be very different had Spectre followed Quantum of Solace, rather than Skyfall. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, it’s time to really review the movie. (more…)
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Close encounters of the “wolf” kind
Colorado Wolf Adventures educates and entertainsby Patty Unruh
Gilpin County is home to a variety of animals that can delight us or frighten us: bears, moose, foxes, coyotes, and rarely, a mountain lion. Last Sunday, November 8, another seldom-seen creature — a wolf (more…)
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Gilpin Education Foundation raises a record $12,000 for scholarships
“All it takes is one person to believe in you,” says speaker Kathy Sabineby Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Education Foundation (GCEF) held its fifth annual scholarship dinner on Saturday, November 7, at the Isle of Capri Casino & Hotel in Black Hawk. Kathy Sabine, (more…)
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Got science? Imagination and knowledge a “sweet” combo at school fair
148 projects displayed Gilpin students’ learningby Patty Unruh
Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” How about a little bit of both? (more…)
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A tailing tale of Nellie of Nevada City
By Maggie Magoffin
The sky above Quartz Hill glowed in vibrant hues of orange and gold. The pungent odor of burning timber carried on the chilling night air. Thick black smoke crept down the (more…)
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References fading into obscurity
By Greg Merritt
I am getting old and so are you. We’ve known it all along, but just refused to acknowledge it. It’s been rolling straight at us like one of those nineteenth century trains rolling down (more…)
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Election results for Gilpin County residents
More Voting Options this Year
by Heather Worrell
Gilpin County’s voters had just a few things on this year’s ballot. Those located within the Boulder Valley School District voted upon District Directors. Proposition BB was (more…)
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Charles Mangione remembered…
July 15, 1950 – October 25, 2015
Charles Stephen Mangione, 65, of Cheyenne, died on Sunday, October 25, 2015 in Cheyenne. He was born on July 15, 1950 in Denver, Colorado and had lived here for five (more…)
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The boo-tiful people mingle and mangle at Gilpin School’s Halloween Carnival
Over $1,300 raised in silent auction fundraiserby Patty Unruh
Negotiating the hallways at Gilpin County School last Friday evening was pretty tricky, but it was a real treat to see all the kiddos in their costumes for the annual Halloween (more…)
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Eagles knock off the Bulldogs in football 62-24
Volleyball team disappointed in District 8 finalsby Patty Unruh
Football
The Gilpin High School Eagles football team routed the Elbert Bulldogs 62-24 in a home conference match-up on Saturday, October 31. The game was a spirited Halloween clash (more…)
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A Tailing tale of William “Billy” Cozens
By Maggie MagoffinWilliam Z Cozens was born in L’Orignal, Canada on July 4, 1830. His parents, originally from New York and Vermont, resided for a few years in Canada then returned to the (more…)
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Historic headstones at Bald Mountain Cemetery get TLC
Gilpin County engages crew for restoration and reinstallationby Patty Unruh
Part of Gilpin County’s valued history is found in the stillness of a forest cemetery above Nevadaville. About 600 pioneers from the 1800’s and early 1900’s have their final resting (more…)
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Class reunions for the modern ages
Are they still relevant?
By Greg Merritt
As so often happens when one is taking a shower, my mind started to wander into those far reaches of conciseness that people’s mind tend to travel when enveloped by the (more…)
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A tailing tale of Captain Ozie Waters
By Maggie MagoffinMany thanks to Bruce and Janice Jones of Gilpin County for providing information on Captain Ozie Waters. Back in the day, Janice delivered the Denver Post in Gilpin County (more…)
